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"It was a lovely touch by the powers that be who realised just how devastated he was."

Bosses replaced Jamie with Emmerdale hunk Kelvin Fletcher, 35.

Jamie spoke to Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about his injury on This Morning, as he revealed how upset he was not to be on this year's show.

Jamie was forced to quit this year's Strictly after injuring his foot (Image: Getty Images)

Jamie burst into tears as he was told that he wouldn't be able to compete

He said: "The ligament got inflamed, and it cooled down a bit so it was fine.

"Did all the training, we were totally good, the most exciting thing in the world – I honestly thought I was Billy Elliot!"

He continued: "It came to the day [of the first dance] and it started to hurt a little bit, but I think it was fine. We warmed up, totally fine.

Jamie spoke about his injury to Holly and Phil on This Morning today

Jamie looks set to return to the show next year to compete again

And as sod's law happened, I jump up and slide at the very beginning of this dance we've been practising for three and a bit weeks."

Jamie added: "And I slide into the wonderful Oti, who I also found out was my partner at the time, and slid, and as I popped up in the air like a jack-in-the-box, it felt like someone had hit me on the back with a belt, there was a popping in my foot, and it's like stepping on glass.

"I grabbed Oti and said, 'Oti, something's happened in my foot.' And she just went, 'Dance!'"